Device for removing side pouring gate

Abstract

The invention discloses a device for removing an edge runner. The device comprises a workpiece fixing module, a material conveying module and a processing module, the workpiece fixing module comprises a rack main body, and a sprue pushing fixing chuck and a sprue milling fixing chuck which are mounted on the rack main body; the material conveying module comprises a vertical grabbing mechanism and a translation mechanism, and the vertical grabbing mechanism and the translation mechanism are both driven by a servo motor; the processing module comprises a push head of a gate pushing station and a milling cutter of a gate milling station; a push head of the gate pushing station is driven by an oil cylinder and is arranged at a position corresponding to the gate pushing fixed chuck; the sprue milling station milling cutter is driven by a servo motor to ascend and descend, is arranged at the position corresponding to the sprue milling fixing chuck and is driven by a turning frequency converter to rotate for milling. The device is small in occupied area, and a built production line can be arranged; the integration level is high, the machining efficiency is high, and the maintenance cost is low.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of aluminum alloy casting technology, in particular to a device for removing a side sprue. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the aluminum alloy casting and machining process, when producing a side sprue blank, the side sprue needs to be removed, otherwise it will cause the blank to be unable to pass through the logistics roller and manual removal of the side sprue and machining removal of the side sprue residue are required to proceed to the subsequent process. Manual removal of the side sprue and machining removal of the side sprue residue are time-consuming and labor-intensive, affecting the normal logistics rhythm and may cause the blank to deform.

[0003] In the industry, the method of using a special machine in a special area is generally used to remove the side sprue. First, the push head pushes the side sprue back and forth, and then it is transported to the special machine to process the side sprue residue with a disc milling cutter. The disadvantages of this method are:

[0004] 1. Large floor area, which needs to be laid out before the construction of the factory building, and there is no space for the layout of the existing production line;

[0005] 2. Low processing efficiency, which cannot meet the high-efficiency casting production;

[0006] 3. High maintenance cost, multiple equipment production. SUMMARY

[0007] Therefore, the present application aims to provide a device for removing a side sprue to overcome the problems of large floor area, low processing efficiency, and high maintenance cost of the existing sprue removal.

[0008] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the technical solution of the present application is as follows:

[0009] A device for removing a side sprue, comprising a workpiece fixing module, a material conveying module, and a processing module; the workpiece fixing module comprises a machine frame main body, a push sprue fixing chuck, and a milling sprue fixing chuck mounted on the machine frame main body; the material conveying module comprises a vertical grabbing mechanism and a translation mechanism, both of which are driven by a servo motor; the processing module comprises a push head of a push sprue station and a milling cutter of a milling sprue station; the push head of the push sprue station is driven by an oil cylinder and is arranged at a position corresponding to the push sprue fixing chuck; the milling cutter of the milling sprue station is driven by a servo motor to ascend and descend and is arranged at a position corresponding to the milling sprue fixing chuck, and is rotated by a turning frequency converter to perform milling.

[0010] In some embodiments, the push sprue fixing chuck is driven by an oil cylinder, and the milling sprue fixing chuck is a three-jaw chuck driven by a servo motor.

[0011] In some embodiments, the vertical grabbing mechanism comprises a gripper for clamping and placing the wheel blank, a vertical lifting servo for controlling the lifting of the gripper, and a rotating servo for controlling the rotation of the wheel blank clamped by the gripper; the translation mechanism controls the movement of the vertical grabbing mechanism to move the gripper between the push gate station, the gate milling station, and the external roller grabbing station.

[0012] In some embodiments, the push gate fixed chuck is composed of a fixed stationary disc and a movable moving disc, and the moving disc is driven by an oil cylinder.

[0013] In some embodiments, the clamping end face of the gate milling fixed chuck is provided with multiple stepped sizes.

[0014] In some embodiments, the translation mechanism comprises an upper layer translation mechanism and a lower layer translation mechanism.

[0015] In some embodiments, the spacing of the push heads of the push gate station is adjustable.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the device for side gate removal has the following advantages:

[0017] The device for side gate removal disclosed by the application has a small footprint and can be arranged in an existing production line; it has high integration and processing efficiency and low maintenance cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] The accompanying drawings, which form a part of the present application, are used to provide further understanding of the present application, and the illustrative embodiments of the present application and their description are used to explain the present application, and do not constitute improper limitations on the present application. In the drawings:

[0019] Fig. 1 It is a general assembly schematic diagram of the device for side gate removal.

[0020] Fig. 2 It is a push gate station schematic diagram of the device for side gate removal.

[0021] Fig. 3 It is a gate milling station schematic diagram of the device for side gate removal.

[0022] Fig. 4 It is a material conveying module schematic diagram of the device for side gate removal.

[0023] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0024] 1-push gate fixed chuck; 2-gate milling fixed chuck; 3-vertical grabbing mechanism; 4-translation mechanism; 5-push head of the push gate station; 6-gate milling station milling cutter. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other in the case of no conflict.

[0026] The technical solutions of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings and in combination with the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, but not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all the other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0027] The technical solutions of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings and in combination with the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, but not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all the other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the protection scope of the present application. Figs. 1 to 4 The device for runner removal will be described below in combination with the embodiments.

[0028] A device for runner removal comprises a workpiece fixing module, a material conveying module and a processing module. The workpiece fixing module comprises a rack main body, a push runner fixing chuck 1 and a milling runner fixing chuck 2. The push runner fixing chuck and the milling runner fixing chuck are fixed to the rack main body. The push runner fixing chuck is divided into a fixed disc and a movable disc, which are driven by an oil cylinder. The milling runner fixing chuck is a three-jaw chuck, which is driven by a servo motor.

[0029] The material conveying module comprises a vertical grabbing mechanism 3 and a translation mechanism 4, both of which are driven by servo motors. The vertical grabbing mechanism comprises a gripper, a vertical lifting mechanism and a rotating servo. The gripper is used to grab and place the wheel blank. The vertical lifting mechanism controls the lifting of the grabbing gripper to avoid and transport the product. The rotating servo controls the angle rotation of the gripper holding the wheel blank, which is used for finding the push runner position of the hub and positioning the offset of the milling runner position. The translation mechanism 4 controls the movement of the vertical grabbing mechanism to realize the movement of the gripper between the push runner station, the milling runner station and the external roller grabbing station.

[0030] The processing module comprises a push head 5 of the push runner station and a milling cutter 6 of the milling runner station. The push head 5 of the push runner station is driven by an oil cylinder. During the forward and backward movement of the push head 5 of the push runner station, the edge runner of the hub is pushed to be bent and broken, and the push runner work of the edge runner of the hub is performed. The milling cutter 6 of the milling runner station is driven to lift by a servo motor. The cutter head is rotated for milling processing by a frequency converter.

[0031] After the to-be-processed blank reaches the designated position of the roller, the translation mechanism 4 is operated above the to-be-processed blank, the vertical grabbing mechanism 3 grabs the to-be-processed blank, the translation mechanism 4 transfers the to-be-processed blank to above the push sprue station, the rotating servo of the vertical grabbing mechanism 3 rotates the to-be-processed blank to the designated position, and the to-be-processed blank is placed at the push sprue fixed chuck 1, the moving disc of the push sprue chuck moves, the to-be-processed blank is clamped, the push head 5 of the push sprue station performs forward and backward actions, the edge sprue is pushed off, the moving disc is reset, the vertical grabbing mechanism 3 grabs the blank, the translation mechanism 4 transfers the blank to above the milling sprue station, the rotating servo of the vertical grabbing mechanism 3 rotates the blank to the designated position, and the to-be-processed blank is placed at the milling sprue fixed chuck 2, the milling sprue fixed chuck 2 clamps the blank, the vertical servo of the milling sprue fixed chuck 2 drives the whole milling sprue fixed chuck 2 to ascend and descend, and the milling sprue fixed chuck 2 cooperates with the horizontal feed servo of the milling cutter 6 of the milling sprue station to complete the curved surface machining function, the wind pipe cools in the machining process, after the residual sprue is machined off, the milling sprue fixed chuck 2 is reset to release the blank, the vertical grabbing mechanism 3 grabs the processed blank, the translation mechanism 4 transfers the processed blank to above the roller, and the vertical grabbing mechanism 3 places the processed blank on the roller, and the roller transfers the processed blank away.

[0032] In some embodiments, the device as a whole occupies 1800mmX1800mmX1800mm, and can be applied in a very small space.

[0033] In some embodiments, in the workpiece fixing module, the push sprue fixed chuck is composed of two profile chucks, one of which is a fixed chuck, and the other is a moving chuck, which can be compatible with most multi-sprue wheel blank; the milling sprue fixed chuck is provided with a plurality of holding end faces of different step sizes on the chuck, and the holding is adapted to different sizes of the hub.

[0034] In some embodiments, the translation mechanism in the material conveying module is composed of an upper translation mechanism and a lower translation mechanism, the stroke is lengthened, and the function is ensured.

[0035] In some embodiments, in the processing and handling module, the distance between the push heads of the push sprue station can be adjusted to adapt to different sizes of products.

[0036] Compared with the prior art, the device for edge sprue removal has the following advantages:

[0037] The device for edge sprue removal disclosed by the application has the advantages of small floor area, arrangement in an existing production line, high integration, high processing efficiency and low maintenance cost.

[0038] In the description of the application, it is to be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the application and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the indicated device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the scope of protection of the application.

[0039] In addition, the terms "first", "second" are only for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the application, the meaning of "a plurality of" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly and specifically limited.

[0040] In the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connection", "connection", "fixing" and the like should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or it can be integrated; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected or can communicate with each other; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0041] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, and does not limit the present application, any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A device for removing side gating channels, characterized in that, It includes a workpiece fixing module, a material conveying module, and a processing module; The workpiece fixing module includes a frame body and a gate fixing chuck (1) and a milling gate fixing chuck (2) installed on the frame body. The material conveying module includes a vertical gripping mechanism (3) and a translation mechanism (4), both of which are driven by servo motors; The processing module includes a pusher (5) at the push gate station and a milling cutter (6) at the milling gate station; the pusher (5) at the push gate station is driven by a hydraulic cylinder and is set at a position corresponding to the push gate fixed chuck (1); the milling cutter (6) at the milling gate station is driven to rise and fall by a servo motor and is set at a position corresponding to the milling gate fixed chuck (2), and is driven to rotate by a turning frequency converter for milling.

2. The apparatus for removing side gating ducts according to claim 1, characterized in that, The gate fixing chuck (1) is driven by a hydraulic cylinder, and the gate fixing chuck (2) is a three-jaw chuck driven by a servo motor.

3. The apparatus for removing side gating ducts according to claim 1, characterized in that, The vertical gripping mechanism (3) includes a gripper, a vertical lifting servo and a rotation servo. The gripper is used to grip and place wheel blanks. The vertical lifting servo controls the gripper to lift and lower. The rotation servo controls the wheel blank held by the gripper to rotate. The translation mechanism (4) controls the movement of the vertical gripping mechanism (3) so that the gripper moves between the gate pushing station, the gate milling station and the external roller conveyor gripping station.

4. The apparatus for removing side gating ducts according to claim 2, characterized in that, The gate fixing chuck (1) consists of a fixed plate and a moving plate, with the moving plate driven by a hydraulic cylinder.

5. The apparatus for removing side gating ducts according to claim 1, characterized in that, The milling gate fixing chuck (2) has clamping end faces with various step sizes on its jaws.

6. The apparatus for removing side gating ducts according to claim 1, characterized in that, The translation mechanism (4) includes an upper translation mechanism and a lower translation mechanism.

7. The apparatus for removing side gating ducts according to claim 1, characterized in that, The spacing of the pusher head (5) at the push gate station is adjustable.

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